Geography / Alaska
Alaska
State FIPS 02 · 571,409 sq mi of land and 94,316 sq mi of water · 30 county equivalents · 355 Census places (149 incorporated, 206 census-designated).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).
Housing indicators
Population
733,971
ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimate
Median household income
$89,336
ACS 2019–2023, in 2023 dollars
Median home value
$333,300
Owner-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023
Median gross rent
$1,388
Renter-occupied units, ACS 2019–2023
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,519
HUD FY2027, population-weighted across areas · FY2026 $1,569 (-3.2%)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023 ACS 5-year. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents. The state figure is a USA Houses LLC calculation, weighting each HUD county or town row by the population figure in HUD's file. HUD itself does not publish a statewide FMR. ACS estimates carry margins of error that aren't shown here.
Metro areas: 2025 single-family permits
Metropolitan areas that include Alaska. Multi-state metros are listed under every state they cover, with national rank out of 393.
| Metro area (CBSA) | CBSA | Single-family units | All units | National rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 11260 | 226 | 297 | 310 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 21820 | 13 | 31 | 391 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual, by metro area (CBSA). Units authorized by building permits, unadjusted.
New construction
The USA Houses LLC catalog has 1 new-home community records in Alaska. Browse Alaska communities on NewUSAHouses.com →
Source: USA Houses LLC new-construction catalog (NewUSAHouses.com), canonical catalog, last committed 2026-09-22. This is USA Houses LLC research compiled from builder and developer websites. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
Counties, with HUD rents joined in
Each county's Census GEOID, joined to HUD's 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent by the same 5-digit FIPS code.
| County | GEOID | Land, sq mi | 2BR FMR FY2026 | 2BR FMR FY2027 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | 02013 | 6,985 | $1,385 | $1,400 | +1.1% |
| Aleutians West Census Area | 02016 | 4,387 | $2,191 | $2,394 | +9.3% |
| Anchorage Municipality | 02020 | 1,707 | $1,631 | $1,529 | -6.3% |
| Bethel Census Area | 02050 | 40,655 | $1,938 | $1,971 | +1.7% |
| Bristol Bay Borough | 02060 | 481 | $1,243 | $1,269 | +2.1% |
| Chugach Census Area | 02063 | 9,574 | $1,506 | $1,575 | +4.6% |
| Copper River Census Area | 02066 | 24,646 | $1,130 | $1,157 | +2.4% |
| Denali Borough | 02068 | 12,641 | $1,187 | $1,220 | +2.8% |
| Dillingham Census Area | 02070 | 18,356 | $1,247 | $1,295 | +3.8% |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | 02090 | 7,335 | $1,676 | $1,553 | -7.3% |
| Haines Borough | 02100 | 2,339 | $1,321 | $1,315 | -0.5% |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 02105 | 6,560 | $1,460 | $1,566 | +7.3% |
| Juneau City and Borough | 02110 | 2,703 | $1,758 | $1,807 | +2.8% |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | 02122 | 16,017 | $1,312 | $1,390 | +5.9% |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 02130 | 4,857 | $1,625 | $1,733 | +6.6% |
| Kodiak Island Borough | 02150 | 6,690 | $2,075 | $2,239 | +7.9% |
| Kusilvak Census Area | 02158 | 17,151 | $973 | $1,030 | +5.9% |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | 02164 | 23,897 | $1,030 | $1,050 | +1.9% |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 02170 | 24,703 | $1,376 | $1,293 | -6.0% |
| Nome Census Area | 02180 | 22,970 | $1,533 | $1,638 | +6.8% |
| North Slope Borough | 02185 | 88,798 | $1,625 | $1,521 | -6.4% |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | 02188 | 35,672 | $1,930 | $2,005 | +3.9% |
| Petersburg Borough | 02195 | 2,902 | $1,463 | $1,504 | +2.8% |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 02198 | 5,268 | $1,153 | $1,269 | +10.1% |
| Sitka City and Borough | 02220 | 2,870 | $1,566 | $1,622 | +3.6% |
| Skagway Municipality | 02230 | 443 | $1,644 | $1,611 | -2.0% |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 02240 | 24,839 | $1,313 | $1,327 | +1.1% |
| Wrangell City and Borough | 02275 | 2,556 | $1,217 | $1,295 | +6.4% |
| Yakutat City and Borough | 02282 | 7,638 | $1,388 | $1,577 | +13.6% |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 02290 | 145,768 | $1,126 | $1,196 | +6.2% |
Counties: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files (2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026)). Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Fair Market Rents, FY2026 and FY2027 (files downloaded Sep 11, 2026). The join is by USA Houses LLC. HUD's FY2027 rents apply to HUD's fiscal year starting October 1, 2026.
Sample places
The first 15 of 355 places, alphabetically. Full place records carry GEOID, legal type, land and water area, and an internal point.
| Place | GEOID | Type | Land, sq mi | Lat, lon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adak city | 0200065 | Incorporated place | 29.62 | 51.909499, -176.599175 |
| Akhiok city | 0200650 | Incorporated place | 7.41 | 56.94832, -154.215224 |
| Akiachak CDP | 0200760 | Census-designated place | 7.01 | 60.920991, -161.402199 |
| Akiak city | 0200870 | Incorporated place | 2.15 | 60.912917, -161.208155 |
| Akutan city | 0201090 | Incorporated place | 65.96 | 54.139971, -165.763035 |
| Alakanuk city | 0201200 | Incorporated place | 31.97 | 62.711072, -164.642538 |
| Alatna CDP | 0201305 | Census-designated place | 36.94 | 66.563353, -152.837612 |
| Alcan Border CDP | 0201390 | Census-designated place | 151.73 | 62.703111, -141.193921 |
| Aleknagik city | 0201420 | Incorporated place | 26.23 | 59.288867, -158.664457 |
| Aleneva CDP | 0201560 | Census-designated place | 62.21 | 58.059052, -152.909015 |
| Allakaket city | 0201860 | Incorporated place | 15.83 | 66.545012, -152.591101 |
| Ambler city | 0201970 | Incorporated place | 10.33 | 67.080817, -157.906487 |
| Anaktuvuk Pass city | 0202080 | Incorporated place | 5.18 | 68.147438, -151.698223 |
| Anchor Point CDP | 0203110 | Census-designated place | 91.71 | 59.763714, -151.702167 |
| Anchorage municipality | 0203000 | Incorporated place | 1,706.80 | 61.17425, -149.284329 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files. 2026 Gazetteer (downloaded Sep 10, 2026).
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